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      • 2011 April: John Baker, Director Sherborne Abbey Music Festival
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      • 2012 March: Bob Edward, Chairman of the Historical Society
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      • 2012 September: Sally-Ann Kodurand
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      • 2011 – 10 (October): Margaret Balfour Beauty Centre
      • 2011 – 11 (November) The Arch
      • 2011 – 3 (March): Vineyards Wineshop
      • 2011 – 4 (April): Parsons the Butchers
      • 2011 – 5 (May): The Town Mill Bakery
      • 2011 – 6 (June): Castle Gardens
      • 2011 – 7 (July): Olivers Coffee House
      • 2011 – 8 (August): Home Sweet Home
      • 2011 – 9 (September): The Eastbury Hotel
      • 2012 – 1 (February): Butterfly Bright
      • 2012 – 2 (March): Winstone’s Bookshop
      • 2012 – 7 (July): Chapter House Books
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Sherborne Places Archive

Every month one of Sherborne’s independent businesses is featured to give you an insight into these enterprising businesses. To access past features please click on the links below:

July 2012: Chapter House Books

February 2012: Butterfly Bright

November / December 2011: The Arch

October 2011: The Margaret Balfour Beauty Centre

September 2011: The Eastbury Hotel 

August 2011: Home Sweet Home

July 2011: Olivers Coffee House

June 2011: Castle Gardens 

May 2011: The Town Mill Bakery

April 2011: Parsons the Butchers 

March 2011: Vineyards Wine-shop

  • What’s Coming Up

    • Friday 10 May: 1.30pm Woodwind recital at Cheap Street Church by the students of the Sherborne Music School. Free.
    • Saturday 11 May: 10.00am – 12noon Plants, Coffees & Cakes at Abbey Grange, Hospital Lane in aid of Friends of the Yeatman.
    • Saturday 11 May: 10:30am-3:30pm Joint Heritage Day involving the Somerset & Dorset Family History Society, Sherborne Museum, and the Steam & Waterwheel Centre. Stalls, raffle, book sale. Sherborne Family History centre by the Conduit. Free.
    • Saturday 11 May: 7.30pm Sound of Blue Note at The Plume of Feathers, Half Moon Street. £12 Members £8.
    • Sunday 12 May: 9.00am – 12 noon Car Boot Sale in aid of Friends of the Yeatman. Sellers £5. Buyers 50p. The Terraces playing-field.
    • Tuesday 14 May to 12 June: Creation: A Celebration. Exhibition of beautiful tapestry & caligraphy by Sue Symons at Sherborne Abbey. Free.
    • Wednesday 15 May: 10.00am-4.00pm Portraiture in Oils with James Meiklejohn. Working from live models, explore the approaches to protraiture. Digby Hall, Hound Street. Non-Members £40, Artslink £35. 01935 815899
    • Wednesday 15 May: 7.00pm Sherborne Singles is back at The Arch. Free entry.
    • Friday 17 May: 9.00am - 1.00pm Sherborne Farmers' market, Cheap Street.
    • Friday 17 May: 1:30pm. Piano recital by the students of the Sherborne Music School. Free. Cheap Street Church.
    • Friday 17 May: 6.00pm – 8.00pm.Museums at Night Unusual exhibits from the reserve collections on display. Free. Sherborne Museum.
    • Tuesday 21 May: Visit to Inwood House, Templecombe. Guided tour by Richard de Pelet. Tea. Own transport. Sherborne Historical Society : 01935 816650
    • Wednesday 22 May: The Old Testament –Do we need it? Insight lecture at Memorial Hall, Digby Rd. Info: 01935 816779
    • Wednesday 22 May: 7:30pm. Solar variability and climate change. Talk by Prof. Michael Lockwood, University of Reading. Senior Lunch Club Hall, Digby Road. 01935 813896
    • Wednesday 22 May: 7.30pm Live Music at The Arch with Robbie McIntosh, Steve Wilson & Jess Upton A guitar and vocal trio. Pre-booking advised - 01935 817022. £19.95 includes a three course meal.
    • Friday 24 May: 1:30pm. Chamber Music by the students of the Sherborne Music School. Free. Cheap Street Church.
    • Saturday 25 May: 9.00am-4.00pm. Antique & Fleamarket Digby Church Hall, Digby Road. 01963 250108
    • Sunday 26 May: 11.00am-4:30pm. Waterwheel Open Day Featuring the massive 26ft diameter waterwheel built in 1869 at Sherborne Steam & Waterwheel Centre. £5. Children free. 01963 250206
    • Sunday 26 May to Monday 10 June: Dorset Art Weeks Various locations in Dorset; Biggest Open Studios Event in the country. www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk
    • Monday 27 May: 10.00am-6.00pm. Sherborne Castle Country Fair Country activities, stands & entertainment, and one of the largest Rare Breed Shows in the country. Advance tickets from Sherborne TIC. www.sherbornecountryfair.com
    • Wednesday 29 May: 10.00am-1.00pm. Presenting your artwork with Richard Turner Demonstration on how to use mounting and framing to present your work to best advantage. Non-Members £15, Artslink £10. Digby Hall, Hound Street. 01935 815899
    • Wednesday 29 May: 7.30pm Live Music at The Arch with Birds on a Wire. Singer-songwriter/pianist Julie Dunn and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Storey present “The Kirsty MacColl Retrospective”. Free entry. Music at 8.30pm.
    • Thursday 30 May: 10.00am-12:30pm, 2.00pm-4.00pm. Arts Buffet For Under 12s, no food but a lot of art materials. Just turn up and have some creative fun. Digby Hall, Hound Street. 01935 815899 www.sherborneartslink.org.uk
    • Friday 31 May to 21 June: Exhibition of new work by Katherine Swinfen Eady The Jerram Gallery, Half Moon Street.
    • For events that are booking now look under the What's On tab
  • Useful Links

    • Sherborne Abbey Music Festival
    • Sherborne International Film Festival
    • Sherborne Literary Society
    • West Dorset Tourist Information
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